By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 07 August, 2020
Greece has published in its Official Gazette a law to introduce a special tax regime for foreign pensioners relocating to the country. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | tax | pensions | value added tax (VAT) | tax avoidance | law | retirement | transfer pricing | Greece | exit tax | individual income tax | Europe | Tax
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 15 May, 2020
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Italy did not infringe EU law when determining that two of its nationals were not entitled to benefit from certain provisions under the country's tax treaty with Portugal. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | court | tax | Portugal | mining | public sector | law | employees | retirement | Italy | regulation | Expats | Europe
By by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels, 13 April, 2018
The Finnish Government has proposed that parliament terminate the 1970 double tax agreement between Finland and Portugal so that Finland can tax the pensions of retired Finnish expats. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Finance | tax | pensions | double tax agreement (DTA) | Portugal | law | legislation | Finland | Expats | Europe
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 16 January, 2018
Self-employed EU citizens should be able to maintain a right of residence and, through such, access to welfare in another member state, even when they have been unable secure more work, Europe's top court has ruled. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Ireland | employees | Romania | unemployment | legislation | Expats | Europe
By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 18 December, 2017
Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, says a record 3.4 million first-time permits were issued to non-EU residents by EU states in 2016. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | India | Syria | accounting | China | education | Germany | Poland | United States | Ukraine | Expats | Europe
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 28 November, 2017
Europe's top court has delivered a landmark ruling that will benefit married couples where one is an EU citizen who newly takes up citizenship in an EU country and their non-EU spouse seeks to join them. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | court | law | Algeria | United Kingdom | legislation | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 26 September, 2017
Maintaining property in the UK to rent it out is a less attractive prospect now, following the April 2016 introduction of a three percent stamp duty land tax surcharge on those acquiring second homes. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | investment | Ireland | Malta | Netherlands | Portugal | Slovakia | United Kingdom | fees | stamp duty | Austria | France | Sweden | Croatia | Expats | Europe | Other
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 22 June, 2017
African, Asian, and European cities are the most expensive locations for expats working abroad, according to Mercer's annual Cost of Living Survey, released on June 21, 2017. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Chad | Kyrgyzstan | Uruguay | employees | Angola | Singapore | Brazil | Hong Kong | Tunisia | United States | Argentina | Macedonia | Seychelles | services | Expats | Europe | Other | Africa | South America
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 23 May, 2017
For those who smoke and drink alcohol, Germany and the Czech Republic are the EU states that offer the lightest regulations and taxes, while Finland, the UK, and Ireland charge the most prohibitive taxes, says a new report. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Ireland | food | Czech Republic | Finland | Germany | regulation | Expats | Healthcare | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | Lifestyle | Healthcare | Lifestyle | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for Expatbriefing.com, 23 May, 2017
Middle managers sought by overseas companies will find the best raw pay packages, before expenses and tax, in the UK, while, in USD dollar terms, the amount commanded by a job in Hong Kong has fallen considerably. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | United Arab Emirates | tax | Saudi Arabia | employees | China | Qatar | United Kingdom | fees | tax rates | Germany | Hong Kong | currency | standards | Japan | Expats | Europe